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          Pre-season game between Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi last October. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          NBA promises grand UAE return in October

          SportJune 02, 2023
          Tunisian star centre Salah Mejri in action for the Dallas Mavericks in 2019. AP

          Tunisia's Mejri says NBA Abu Dhabi Games can inspire new superstar

          SportJune 02, 2023
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          JJ Barea on NBA's global expansion and advice for future stars

          SportMay 24, 2023
          Japan's Honoka Morioka dribbles during a game at a previous Basketball Without Borders Asia event. Photo: NBA

          Basketball Without Borders Asia to take place in Abu Dhabi

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          Victor Wembanyama is projected to be the first pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. EPA

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          SportMay 17, 2023
          Minnesota Timberwolves' Patrick Beverley, left, drives past Jalen Brunson of the Dallas Mavericks during an NBA game in March 2022. AP The two sides will play each toehr twice in Abu Dhabi in October 2023. AP

          Dallas Mavericks to play Minnesota Timberwolves at NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2023

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          Vanessa Bryant (C), the widow of the late Kobe Bryant, flanked by her trial lawyer, Luis Li (L), and friend, Sydney Leroux (R), leaves a federal courthouse in Los Angeles, California, USA, 23 August 2022. Vanessa Bryant is suing Los Angeles County and other defendants over allegations that sheriff's deputies and firefighters shared graphic photos from the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their teenage daughter along with several others. EPA / CAROLINE BREHMAN

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          SportMarch 01, 2023
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          Other SportFebruary 08, 2023
          Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James celebrates after surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer against the Oklahoma City Thunder. AP

          LeBron James becomes NBA's all-time leading scorer

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          Comedian Chris Rock and other celebrities spotted at NBA games

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          FootballJanuary 03, 2023
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          Other SportDecember 28, 2022
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